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In the spotlight: the United States warns against an intensification of Russian strikes in Ukraine
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Philosopher Alexander Dugin at the farewell ceremony for his daughter Daria Dugina in Moscow, August 23, 2022. © AP / Dmitry Serebryakov
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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The American services are sounding the alarm, warning "
that Russia will, in the days to come, intensify its strikes against Ukrainian civilians and government installations
", reports the
Wall Street Journal
.
"
This is the first security alert issued by the Americans in recent months
," notes the
Guardian
.
which underlines that it intervenes while "
Ukraine tomorrow celebrates the 31st anniversary of its independence
", and especially after the "
Kremlin accused Kiev of the murder of Daria Douguina
" and promptly identified her assassin, "
a Ukrainian woman linked to the regiment Azov
” according to the Russian services.
“
Accusations that seriously lack credibility
”, considers the
Guardian
,
like a large part of the international press, such as the Swiss daily
Le Temps
, which mocks "
an investigation concluded in record time
".
Less than 48 hours after the attack, the FSB "
thus found the Mata Hari who would have come with her 12-year-old daughter to Russia to monitor Daria Douguina, to carry out her assassination before fleeing to Estonia
", ironically
Corriere della Sera
,
which denounces "
a perfect scenario
", "
which brings together the Ukrainian enemy, the Azov battalion, and above all the foreign hand
", perfect "
to carry out reprisals
" tells us the Italian daily.
The version of the FSB "
especially gives wings to those who advocate an iron fist against Ukraine
", also comments
El País
.
Indignation in Italy where the far-right candidate publishes the video of a rape
Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right Fratteli d'Italia party "
which is leading the race to become the next Italian Prime Minister
" on September 25, the
Guardian
points out ,
did not hesitate yesterday to post “
the video of a Ukrainian refugee raped by a Guinean asylum seeker in an Italian town
”.
An assault filmed by a neighbor that Meloni posted "
in solidarity with the victim
" she justified, triggering "
a real political outcry
", reports
La Repubblica
.
"
Unworthy
", "
immoral
" have risen several government ministers and a large part of the political class.
"
It is indecent to use images of rape, it is even more indecent to do so for electoral purposes
", castigated Enrico Letta, the leader of the Democratic Party, in particular, notes
Corriere della Sera
, which underlines that the public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the dissemination of this video.
Rising tensions in Pakistan, Imran Khan is accused of terrorism
"
The showdown between Imran Khan and the Pakistani government and army intensifies
", headlines the
Wall Street Journal
, which reports that supporters of the ex-prime minister ousted last April have formed a "
veritable barrage around his home
" while the authorities "
threaten to arrest him for terrorism
".
He is implicated for “
a speech in which Imran Khan threatens a judge and the chief of police of Islamabad after the arrest and alleged torture of one of his closest collaborators
”, explains the
Times
.
"
Imran Khan has become the target of the forces he once commanded
," analyzes the
New York Times
, "
in a country where the security forces and the judicial system are used as weapons to sideline those who fell out of favor with the powerful military establishment
.”
A confrontation "
which risks degenerating into violence
", fears the editorialist of
Dawn
, the country's main daily, who warns against "
a possible arrest which could inflame an extremely volatile political situation
".
Anthony Fauci, the White House's chief medical officer, bows out
After "
nearly half a century in government, the famous immunologist hangs up his blouse
", headlines
El País
.
At 81, "
the one who has become the face of the fight against the pandemic in the United States
", announces that he will retire at the end of the year, notes the
Washington Post
, "
after having worked with seven presidents and to have been at the head of the American front against AIDS, Ebola, Zika and the coronavirus
”, greets the
Guardian
.
Having become the bane of Republicans and antivax, Doctor Fauci "
can in any case boast of the success of the vaccination campaign, which in the United States has considerably reduced the prevalence of the virus
", still welcomes
El País
.
Anthony Fauci intends in the future “
to focus on lecturing and teaching the younger generation of scientists
”, reports the
Washington Post
.
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